1 MDB Cayman funds used by husband & wife to finance their business dealings -Evidence found in ASX announcement
By Ganesh Sahathevan From sahathevanblogspot.com A prospectus issued by Bridge Global Capital Management Ltd (BGCM), an ASX listed fund manager which is part of the Bridge group of companies that has been entrusted with USO 2 billion of 1MOB’s funds,…
Fiat Chrysler under-reported roadway deaths, U.S. agency says
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS From Mashable Fiat Chrysler is back in hot water with U.S. auto safety regulators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday that the company failed to report some deaths, injuries and other information to the…
Cayman Islands government WILL build the cruise ship berthing facility BUT…..
“I can say today that Government has considered the matter carefully and has agreed on the merits of building a cruise port and an enhanced cargo port and to allow the project to proceed to the next stage. “That next…
Americans can’t decide how they feel about immigrants
By Dan Turkel From Business Insider A recent study from the Pew Research Center revealed that Americans have some mixed feelings when it comes to incoming immigrants. One public opinion poll asked Americans whether they felt that immigrants in the…
Tiny kitten with two missing paws gets a teeny wheelchair to frolic in
By Laura Vitto From Mashable For one teeny kitten, good things come from fighting to stay alive. Cassidy is a two-legged kitten who spent the first nine weeks of life with no one to care for him. When a concerned…
Lord of the Rings
Lord of the Rings finished 12 years ago – where are Gandalf and the rest of the cast now? By Chris Harkin ⋅ From Movie Pilot After recently rewatching the final hobbit film, I found myself wondering how some of…
UK to send Jamaican prisoners back home and build new jail on island
From CARIBBEAN360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wednesday September 30, 2015 – More than 300 Jamaican prisoners serving time in jails in the United Kingdom (UK) will be sent back to their homeland in another five years to continue serving their sentences, under…
Endangered fur seals dying on California coast
By AFP From Business Insider Fur seals breed almost exclusively on Guadalupe Island, off the Mexican coast, and little is known about the species Los Angeles (AFP) – Eighty fur seals have been found stranded or dead on California’s coast…
The Editor Speaks: What do you do when you hold a hot potato?
Most sensible people drop a hot potato because it stays hot for a long time. It is common sense. However, here in the Cayman Islands common sense doesn’t always adhere and when you are holding a hot potato relating to…
What’s in a passport? Why ESMA reprieved national private placement regimes
From FTSE Global Markets On July 30th, after much anticipation and a one-week delay, ESMA [European Securities and Markets Authority] has released its advice and opinion to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission in relation to the functioning…